Nationalist Party of El Salvador

The Nationalist Party of El Salvador was a reactionary political party in El Salvador. The party was very popular among the people of El Salvador due to its support for Salvadoran nationalism, leading to the independence of the country from the Federal Republic of Central America. The Nationalist Party advocated government control over the economy, state Catholicism, xenophobia, and an aggressive foreign policy, and it had 39.9% of the upper house seats in 1844.